Elementary Algebra

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 11 - Additional Topics - 11.4 - Complex Numbers - Problem Set 11.4 - Page 493: 45

Answer

$-21-12i$

Work Step by Step

We multiply each term of the first complex number with the second complex number and then simplify: $(-2-3i)(6-3i)$ =$-2(6-3i)-3i(6-3i)$ =$-12+6i-18i+9i^{2}$ =$-12-12i+9(-1)$ [We substitute -1 in place of $i^{2}$ as $i^{2}=-1$] =$-12-9-12i$ =$-21-12i$
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